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KARACHI: Four given death in ransom, murder case KARACHI, Oct 20: An anti-terrorism court sentenced on Thursday four accused to death on two counts in the kidnapping and murder case of a young man....		KARACHI: 16 more quake survivors arrive KARACHI, Oct 20: Sixteen more survivors of the Oct 8 quake, including five needing dialysis, were admitted to the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre and Civil Hospital Karachi on Thursday....
KARACHI: City govt to check shops’ extension on footpaths KARACHI, Oct 20: With a view to discouraging the trend of encroaching upon roads and footpaths by shopkeepers, the city government on Thursday made it mandatory upon shopkeepers to seek permission...		PESHAWAR: Arrangements made for widows, orphans PESHAWAR, Oct 20: The NWFP social welfare department has decided to accommodate 500 widows and orphans from the earthquake-hit areas in a new building adjacent to the Welfare Home in Hayatabad....
PESHAWAR: Army sets up 20 tent villages PESHAWAR, Oct 20: The Pakistan Army has set up 20 tent villages in the earthquake-hit areas of the NWFP. The Inter-Services Public Relations said the villages had been set up in...		PESHAWAR: Census in affected areas urged PESHAWAR, Oct 20: The chairperson of All Pakistan Youth Federation, Kashmir zone, Gulzar Fatima, has stressed the need for extending relief work to remote parts of the Azad Kashmir valley....
MANSEHRA: Nazim pledges effective rehabilitation plan MANSEHRA, Oct 20: Mansehra Tehsil Nazim Mohammad Khurram Hanif Khan said on Thursday that all-out efforts would be made for the rehabilitation of people affected by the earthquake of Oct 8 and reconstruction of the collapsed and damaged houses and buildings....		KARACHI: No further legislation in PA KARACHI, Oct 20: The Sindh Assembly on Thursday failed once again to take up legislation business for want of members’ interest. Mr Mohammad Hussain, who was presiding over the session, asked...
KARACHI: Many areas to suffer water shortage today KARACHI, Oct 20: Water supply to the city from the Hub dam source was slashed to half on Thursday after a portion of its canal was badly damaged....		KARACHI: SHC puts off plea against detention KARACHI, Oct 20: The Sindh High Court adjourned on Thursday hearing of a petition against alleged detention of Al Qaeda leader Khalid Sheikh Mohammad to enable a federal attorney to obtain information from the interior and foreign ministries....
KARACHI: Bandits kill woman KARACHI, Oct 20: Wife of a policeman was killed and his young nephew was critically injured by bandits in Shah Latif area late Wednesday night. Police said that two suspects barged...		KARACHI: Implications of Oct 8 quake discussed KARACHI, Oct 20: The Department of International Relations of the University of Karachi on Thursday held a seminar on the causes and implications of Oct 8 earthquake disaster on the campus....
KARACHI: Relief goods worth Rs500m dispatched, says MQM KARACHI, Oct 20: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement on Thursday claimed that it had sent relief goods worth Rs 500 million to the quake-hit areas for rehabilitation and immediate assistance to victims in NWFP and Azad Kashmir....		KARACHI: Mushtaq Memon remembered KARACHI, Oct 20: Paying tributes to late journalist Mushtaq Memon, speakers at a condolence meeting here on Thursday described him as a ‘man of ideology and commitment’ who had never compromised on principles....
KARACHI: FUUAST extends date KARACHI, Oct 20: The Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology on Thursday extended the last date for submission of exam forms of honours second and third years, masters first...		KARACHI: Hiring of 7,500 women teachers in final stage: Sindh Assembly informed KARACHI, Oct 20: The Sindh Assembly was on Thursday informed that the provincial government was trying to fill the big gap in the education system by recruiting 7,500 women teachers for girls community model schools in Sindh in a month....
KARACHI: 500 cellphones taken away in 15 days KARACHI, Oct 20: Incidents of snatching and theft of cellphones are on the rise as 508 mobile phones had been taken away by bandits during the first half of Ramazan....		KARACHI: Khuhro slams treasury benches KARACHI, Oct 20: Leader of Opposition in Sindh Assembly Nisar Khuhro on Thursday slammed the treasury benches for not taking up any serious business and said that it would be better...
KARACHI: Appeal dismissed KARACHI, Oct 20: A division bench of Sindh High Court, comprising Justices M. Mujibullah Siddiqui and Khliji Arif Hussain, dismissed an Emirates Airlines appeal against the judgment and decree awarded in favour of Prof Syed Haroon Ahmed by a single judge....		KARACHI: Defendants restrained KARACHI, Oct 20: Justice Rehmat Hussain Jafri restrained the defendants from raising any construction or creating third party interest in a plot of land claimed by Zaheen Cooperative Housing Society....
HYDERABAD: Recall of language order criticized HYDERABAD, Oct 20: The secretary general of the Sindhi Adabi Sangat, Mr Taj Joyo, has expressed concern over the decision of Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad to withdraw his order about teaching of Salees Urdu and Sindhi at the intermediate level....		HYDERABAD: CM asks agriculture officials to be present in field HYDERABAD, Oct 20: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has directed the agriculture department to ensure presence of field assistants and agriculture officers in fields so that advisory services to farmers are provided....
HYDERABAD: SU students oppose four-year degree course HYDERABAD, Oct 20: A large number of students of Sindh University staged a demonstration outside the press club here on Thursday in protest against introduction of four-year degree programme....		HYDERABAD: MUET exams HYDERABAD, Oct 20: The Mehran University of Engineering and Technology has notified that the regular examinations for 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th and 10th terms of bachelor engineering, bachelor of city and...
KHAIRPUR: Sachal Adabi conference held in Khairpur KHAIRPUR, Oct 20: The Sachal Adabi Conference, presided over by A.R.Malik, vice chancellor of the Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur, was held at the Sachal Academy here on Thursday....		BADIN: Asian Bank delegation visits Badin BADIN, Oct 20: A delegation of the Asian Development Bank on Thursday visited Badin to review the systems of water supply and sewerage. The delegation headed by Roger Jackson comprised Dr...